Tag: Gilmour Space Technologies

Space agency looks for outside help as demand grows

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s space agency is set to create an expanded panel arrangement to source external analysis and advice for launch permits and other space activity approvals, as it fights off...

Countdown: Gilmour Space closes in on Testflight One mission

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the final wet-test of its Eris orbital rocket and pending final documentation from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, expects to nominate a launch for...

WA awards $3.5m grant for satellite assembly facility

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has awarded earth observation satellite company LatConnect 60 a $3.5 million grant to help develop the state’s first local commercial satellite assembly facility. The facility...

Ready for lift-off: Gilmour Space lands a launch permit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gold Coast-based rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies passed a historic milestone on Monday after being granted the Australian Space Agency’s first-ever orbital launch permit, paving the way for the...

Reclaiming sovereignty over strategic technologies

Posted on   |  by Adam Gilmour
Australian governments have been discussing innovation, advanced manufacturing, and the vision of making more (and more high-tech things) in Australia… for decades. Yet here we are in 2024, ranked...

Ten seconds to launch: Gilmour Space completes wet-test

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gilmour Space Technologies has successfully puts its Eris launch vehicle through a critical wet-test rehearsal, taking the orbital rocket to within ten seconds of launch. As the company continues...

Gilmour Space to launch hypersonics testbed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Local space technology company Gilmour Space will launch a suborbital flight test service for hypersonic vehicles as demand grows for high-speed test facilities in Australia. The new HyPeRsonic Flight...